A suspended judge is challenging proceedings in a money laundering case before the High Court, alleging a trial court violated a provision of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The judge claims the trial court failed to provide an opportunity to be heard before taking cognizance of the offense.
Money Laundering Case Challenged in High Court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a money laundering case in 2024. In October of that year, a Delhi trial court summoned the suspended judge in connection with the case.
The petition before the High Court alleges that the trial court’s order, dated October 22, 2024, was passed “in a slip shod manner, without considering the mandate of law provided under Section 223 of the BNNS.” This section of the BNSS states that cognizance of an offense cannot be taken without giving the accused an opportunity to be heard.
The judge is also seeking a stay or deferment of the trial in the ED case until the High Court decides the petition. The petition argues that if the trial court proceeds further, the purpose of filing the current petition will be defeated.
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